Gestural abstraction

The phrase gestural abstraction refers to a way of making art - not what necessarily gets painted, but how it does.  By abandoning the application of paint to a surface in a controlled and premeditated way, gestural painters apply paint intuitively, physically, by dripping, splattering, pouring, smearing or throwing it at the surface itself. What matters to the gestural abstraction painters then isn't the paint but the physicality, honesty, intuition and deep personal expression. This in turn leads to the artist abandoning a focus on subject matter, turning inward for inspiration. As such, the act of painting itself becomes the subject. Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner and Franz Kline led this movement from the 1940s onwards, with Jackson Pollock undoubtedly being the most notable with his pierced paint tins, dripping across the surface of Number 1A, 1948 (1948).  Abstract gestural painters explore their deepest emotions and they express that part of themselves during the physical act of painting. Pollock would later note that he had no fears about making changes to a painting, because, he said, the work has a life of its own. The painting itself is a relic of the action, it is a recording of the gestures made. Still influencing artists today, the likes of Caroline Vis and Sebastien Desnos (s3b desnos) both reference Pollock in their work, either echoing the expression of emotion or indeed as Desnos puts it, “action painting."

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Painting, BG01D, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,376

Painting, Obstacles, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$104

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$975

Painting, Follow the line 1, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$975

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.9 inch

$390

Painting, Grenadine, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,462

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$609

Painting, Claim 128, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 70 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$914

Painting, Claim 132, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$963

Painting, Pink Soul, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,509

Painting, Portal, Victoria Horkan

Victoria Horkan

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$4,481 $4,033

Painting, Dream Flower, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,753

Painting, Mix by M.Y., Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 89.9 x 154.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 61 x 1 inch

$1,250

Painting, Claim 95, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

$2,047

Painting, Untitled 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$366

Painting, Émerveillé, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,584

Painting, Drips 12, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,158

Painting, Elégance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,584 $1,426

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,706

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$183

Painting, Sea Life 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$366

Painting, Abstract No 54, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

$244

Painting, RE 17, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 100 x 140 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.6 inch

$2,925

Painting, Gaza, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 180 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$3,412

Painting, Esprit sain, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$914

Painting, Infinisens, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$536 $483

Painting, Tecktonik, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,036

Fine Art Drawings, Chute libre 8, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 30 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$1,340

Painting, Beauty rose, Eliana Sá

Eliana Sá

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,828

Painting, Wild pink, Eliana Sá

Eliana Sá

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,584

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